HALLADAY NAMED AL CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER
For release Tuesday, Nov. 11; do not move on wires before 2 p.m., EST
Toronto Blue Jays righthander Roy Halladay was an overwhelming choice of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America as the American League Cy Young Award winner for 2003.
Halladay, 26, was named first on 26 ballots and second on the other two of ballots cast by two writers from each league city for a total of 136 points, based on a 5-3-1 tabulation system. He was the only pitcher named on all 28 ballots. The other two first-place votes went to Chicago White Sox righthander Esteban Loaiza, who was second on 16 ballots and third on five to place second overall with 63 points.
Halladay won 15 consecutive decisions from May 1 through July 27 and finished the season with a 22-7 record and a 3.25 earned run average. He led the AL in victories (22), games started (36) and innings pitched (266), tied for first in complete games (9) and was third in winning percentage (.759) and strikeouts (204). It marks the fourth time a Toronto pitcher has been honored. Roger Clemens won in 1998 and ’97, and Pat Hentgen in ’96.
Loaiza led the AL in strikeouts (207) while compiling a 21-9 record with a 2.90 ERA. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez (14-4, 2.22 ERA, 206 strikeouts) of the Boston Red Sox ranked third in the balloting. In all, eight pitchers received votes.
The vote:
| Pitcher | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
| ROY HALLADAY | Toronto | 26 | 2 | 136 | |
|
ESTEBAN LOAIZA |
Chi. White Sox |
2 |
16 |
5 |
63 |
|
PEDRO MARTINEZ |
Boston |
3 |
11 |
20 |
|
|
TIM HUDSON |
Oakland |
4 |
3 |
15 |
|
|
JAMIE MOYER |
Seattle |
2 |
6 |
12 |
|
|
ANDY PETTITTE |
NY Yankees |
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
KEITH FOULKE |
Oakland |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
JOHANN SANTANA |
Minnesota |
|
1 |
1 |
Previous winners (*-Unanimous):
2002 BARRY ZITO, Oakland Athletics; 2001 ROGER CLEMENS, New York Yankees; 2000 *PEDRO MARTINEZ, Boston Red Sox; 1999 *PEDRO MARTINEZ, Boston Red Sox; 1998 *ROGER CLEMENS, Toronto Blue Jays; 1997 ROGER CLEMENS, Toronto Blue Jays; 1996 PAT HENTGEN, Toronto Blue Jays; 1995 RANDY JOHNSON, Seattle Mariners; 1994 DAVID CONE, Kansas City Royals; 1993 JACK McDOWELL, Chicago White Sox; 1992 DENNIS ECKERSLEY, Oakland Athletics; 1991 ROGER CLEMENS, Boston Red Sox; 1990 BOB WELCH, Oakland Athletics; 1989 BRET SABERHAGEN, Kansas City Royals; 1988 FRANK VIOLA, Minnesota Twins; 1987 ROGER CLEMENS, Boston Red Sox; 1986 *ROGER CLEMENS, Boston Red Sox; 1985 BRET SABERHAGEN, Kansas City oyals; 1984 GUILLERMO (WILLIE) HERNANDEZ, Detroit Tigers; 1983 LaMARR HOYT, Chicago White Sox; 1982 PETE VUCKOVICH, Milwaukee Brewers; 1981 ROLLIE FINGERS, Milwaukee Brewers; 1980 STEVE STONE, Baltimore Orioles; 1979 MIKE FLANAGAN, Baltimore Orioles; 1978
*RON GUIDRY, New York Yankees; 1977 SPARKY LYLE, New York Yankees; 1976 JIM PALMER, Baltimore Orioles; 1975 JIM PALMER, Baltimore Orioles; 1974 JIM (CATFISH) HUNTER, Oakland A’s; 1973 JIM PALMER, Baltimore Orioles; 1972 GAYLORD PERRY, Cleveland Indians; 1971 VIDA BLUE, Oakland A’s; 1970 JIM PERRY, Minnesota Twins; 1969 (Tie) MIKE CUELLAR, Baltimore Orioles, and DENNY McLAIN, Detroit Tigers; 1968 *DENNY McLAIN, Detroit Tigers; 1967 JIM LONBORG, Boston Red Sox; 1964 DEAN CHANCE, Los Angeles Angels; 1961 WHITEY FORD, New York Yankees; 1959 EARLY WYNN, Chicago White Sox; 1958 BOB TURLEY, New York Yankees.